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![Gang funeral sparks increased police presence across parts of Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Gang funeral sparks increased police presence across parts of Auckland
Police will be deployed around known gang locations in Ellerslie, Ōnehunga and Papatoetoe.
![Man arrested after reserve shooting was on electronic bail, Corrections review underway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Man arrested after reserve shooting was on electronic bail, Corrections review underway
The victim died in hospital from his injuries.
![Police arrest man after fatal Point England shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police arrest man after fatal Point England shooting
Police searched a Glen Innes address today and arrested a man.
![Children witnessed fatal daylight gang shootout at park from living room window](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Children witnessed fatal daylight gang shootout at park from living room window
The mother told her kids what they saw was not a game, it was real life.
![Auckland man charged with manslaughter, three weeks after fatal shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland man charged with manslaughter, three weeks after fatal shooting
The defendant, already in custody for a related charge, has been granted name suppression.
![Watch: Police dogs take down armed man in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Watch: Police dogs take down armed man in Auckland
Police flooded Point England on Saturday with at least eight police cars and a helicopter.
![Police searching for Joseph Hobson on parole recall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police searching for Joseph Hobson on parole recall
He has distinctive facial and neck tattoos, including the number 88 on his cheek.
![Stolen dog: Emotional plea to bring Snowy home after car theft](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Stolen dog: Emotional plea to bring Snowy home after car theft
'She was wandering there and I guess someone might have picked her up.'
![Auckland's cleanest beaches to soak up the sun - without risking a tummy bug](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland's cleanest beaches to soak up the sun - without risking a tummy bug
Popular beaches with good water quality include Piha, Cheltenham, Omaha and Onetangi.
![Battlegrounds: Greens push for Maungakiekie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Battlegrounds: Greens push for Maungakiekie
Roads and green space key issues in the marginal seat of Maungakiekie.
![Big fight over prime Auckland land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Big fight over prime Auckland land
A bill allowing 300 new homes on prime coastal land in Auckland is set to pass into law.
![Bill cloaks Pt England 'land grab'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bill cloaks Pt England 'land grab'
COMMENT: Government's push to claim part of Tamaki reserve for housing is dangerous.
![Bill English rips into Labour on housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bill English rips into Labour on housing
Labour says Auckland's prime parkland cannot be swallowed up by housing.
!['Park housing plan is land grab'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Park housing plan is land grab'
Proposed law is underhand and threat to race relations, argues Julie Chambers.
![Hundreds of youngsters participate in TRYathlon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Hundreds of youngsters participate in TRYathlon
Children of all ages swam, cycled and ran their way to the finish line at this year's Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon in Auckland.
![Marae, refuges funded to house homeless](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Marae, refuges funded to house homeless
Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest
![Five of the best: Off-leash dog parks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Five of the best: Off-leash dog parks
Need to blow the cobwebs off you and your pooch? Let him loose in these dog-friendly parks around Auckland.